Creative GCD-R542B Computer Drive User Manual


 
Setting Up Your CD-ROM Drive 2-7
4. If you are connecting your drive to an audio card, connect the
CD audio cable to the CD-ROM drive as shown in Figure 2-9.
Connecting Cables to Your Card
After connecting the cables to the CD-ROM’s rear panel, you need to
connect these cables to your audio or IDE CD-ROM interface card.
If you have purchased the drive in a multimedia upgrade kit, read
“Connecting Cables to Your Audio Card” in this section.
If you have purchased your drive with the IDE CD-ROM interface
card, read “Connecting Cables to Your IDE CD-ROM Interface Card”
in this section.
If you have purchased the drive as a stand-alone product, read
“Connecting Cables to Your Audio Card” to connect the drive to an
audio card or “Connecting Cables to Your IDE CD-ROM Interface
Card” to connect the drive to an IDE CD-ROM interface card.
If you are connecting your drive to your hard disk controller
card, read “Connecting Cables to Your Hard Disk Controller
Card” in this section.
Figure 2-9: Connecting CD audio cable to your CD-ROM drive.